Obituaries

Nov 12, 2018

Jim F. Lee

Age 26 of Coal City, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at home.

Born February 25, 1992 in Naperville, James Fredrick is the son of Debbie (Smith) and Leroy Giltner and the late Robert Lynn Lee. He was raised and educated in Coal City and worked for Chicago Aerosol. Jim will always...

Nov 9, 2018

Thomas A. Wainscott, Sr.

Age 61 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2018 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born February 4, 1957 in East Chicago, Indiana, Thomas Alan was a son of Charles Weldon and Mary Margaret “Marge” (Kozlowski) Wainscott. He was raised and educated in Joliet and graduated from Joliet Central...

Nov 3, 2018

Donald J. Pitt

“Clampett”

Age 66 of Wilmington and formerly of Tooele, Utah, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 at home.

Born April 4, 1952 in Tooele, Utah, Donald John was the son of Neal and Georgina (Yates) Pitt. He was raised and educated in Tooele and graduated from Granger High School with...

Oct 31, 2018

Gregory D. Bradley

Age 65 of Wilmington passed away Wednesday October 31, 2018 at his home.

Born November 10, 1952 in Joliet, Greg was a son of Robert and Doris (nee Bunnell) Bradley. He was raised and educated in Wilmington, and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1971. On March 8, 1975...

Oct 30, 2018

Carol Butler

Age 79 of Wilmington, passed away Tuesday evening, October 30, 2018 at her home.

Born February 27, 1939 in Chicago, Carol Irene was a daughter of David and Georgianna (Tillema) Wilkens. She was raised and educated in the Wilmington School District and graduated from Wilmington High School with the Class of 1957. Carol...

Oct 28, 2018

Virginia "Kay" Tummel-Thompson

Age 75 of Morris and formerly of Coal City, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home.

Born November 26, 1942 in Centralia, Missouri, Virginia Kay was a daughter of James and Hellen (Grove) Harlow. She was raised and educated in the Mazon-Verona-Kinsman school district and graduated...

Oct 27, 2018

Debbie Decker

Age 59 of Smyrna, Tennessee and formerly of Wilmington, passed away October 27, 2018 as the result of a motor vehicle accident alongside with her loving daughter Jacquelynn Walters. This tragic incident occurred in Alabaster, Alabama.

Born October 24, 1959 in Pontiac, Illinois, Debbie Ann was a daughter of Kenneth Decker and Doris (Donaldson)...

Oct 27, 2018

Lester P. Warcholek

Age 56 of Romeoville passed away on Saturday October 27, 2018 at AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center in Bolingbrook.

Survivors include his wife of 38 years: Camila Lynn (nee Rybicki) Warcholek of Romeoville; his mother: Patricia Warcholek of Channahon; two children: Tiffany DeValois and Jason Warcholek; three grandchildren: Jacob, Grace and Julianna;...

Oct 27, 2018

Marian A. Barra

Age 94 and a lifelong resident of Coal City, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Morris Hospital in Morris, IL.

Born September 18, 1924 in Coal City, Marian was a daughter of the late Thomas and Kathryn (Gianu) Barra.  She was raised in Coal City and graduated with the Coal City...

Oct 27, 2018

Loretta C. Long

Age 96 of Manhattan, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 27, 2018 at her home.

Born March 24, 1922 in Joliet, Illinois, Loretta Catherine was a daughter of Clarence Decatur and Catherine Elizabeth (McGovern) Green. She attended St. Patrick Catholic School in Joliet; graduated from Joliet Township High School with the Class of...

Oct 24, 2018

Judy McDowell

Age 69 of Wilmington passed away Wednesday October 24, 2018 at her home.

Born April 11, 1949 in Russellville, Alabama, Judy Ann was a daughter of James and Vassie (nee Bishop) Mann. She was raised and educated in Romeoville, and graduated from Lockport West High School with the Class of 1967. On June...

Oct 23, 2018

Margaret Griffith

Age 75 of Custer Park, passed away Tuesday evening, October 23, 2018 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born at home in Yancy, Kentucky on October 5, 1943, Margaret was a daughter of Howard Radford and Mary Louise (Yarborough) Griffith. She was raised in Kentucky until moving with her family to...

Oct 21, 2018

Linda K. Robertson

Age 76 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

Born September 29, 1942 in Pekin, Illinois, Linda Kay was a daughter of Wesley and Gladys (Hedrick) Watson. She was educated in the Braidwood Schools and went on to attend the Amy Ellen Beauty...

Oct 19, 2018

Arnold Lee Castanier

Age 89 of Morris, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at Morris Hospital.

Born February 23, 1929 in Kirksville, Missouri, Arnold Lee was a son of Fernand and Lucille Castanier. He was a graduate of Kirksville High School and went on to marry Evelyn Maxine Elliott on August 21, 1949.

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Oct 19, 2018

William E. Hazelton

Age 74 of Wilmington, passed away Friday evening, October 19, 2018 at his home.

Born January 29, 1944 in Morris, Illinois, William Ernest was a son of Ernest and Ursula (Korelc) Hazelton. He was a graduate of Wilmington High School with the Class of 1962, and went on to marry Kathleen Marie...

Oct 16, 2018

Mary Helen Burke

Age 94 of Pontiac, passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Born October 28, 1923 in Pontiac, Mary Helen was the daughter of Samuel Perrin (S.P.) and Mary (Nolan) Bradley. She was raised and educated in Pontiac; attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from Pontiac Township...

Oct 14, 2018

Juanita Jane (Allott) Reavis

Age 93 of Wilmington, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Beecher Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born June 18, 1925 in Wilmington, Juanita Jane was a daughter of Albert, Sr. and Millie (Joyner) Allott. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Wilmington High School with the class...

Oct 5, 2018

James E. Seerup

Age 78 of Mazon, passed away Friday, October 5, 2018 at his home surrounded by family.

Born August 25, 1940 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, James Eugene was a son of Oscar C. and Harriet (Christiansen) Seerup. Jim moved with his family to the Emington area in 1952, where he was raised and...

Oct 5, 2018

Neil L. Trotter

Age 67 of Coal City, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 5, 2018 at his home.

Born July 29, 1951 in Joliet, Illinois, Neil Lee is a son of Betty (nee Bonucci) and the late Freeman Trotter. He was raised and educated in Coal City; graduated from Coal City High School with...

Oct 1, 2018

Anthony L. Altiery

“Tony”

Age 50 of Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly, October 1, 2018 at his home.

Born October 8, 1967 in Joliet, Illinois, Anthony Leroy was a son of John Thomas and Barbara Jean (Schmitz) Altiery. He was raised in Joliet, attended Joliet East, and graduated from Joliet West High School. Following...